News from GBSN

Brown stepping down as Gies Business Dean after historic 9-year run

Dr. Jeffrey R. Brown, Josef and Margot Lakonishok Professor in Business and Dean of Gies College of Business, has announced that this academic year will be his final year as dean. He plans to step down in 2024 after his successor is found. Brown joined Gies Business in 2002 and has served as dean since… Read more >

2024 ABCC Top 5 Student Projects

This year’s Top 5 ABCC projects reflect a passion to improve communities’ economies, sustainability, and well-being through creative and viable business concepts. The following teams will move on to the final stage of the competition to present their business concepts LIVE to our international panel of judges on April 17th and 18th, competing for a… Read more >

The Carpenter and the Gardener: Nurturing Growth in Business Schools

If you are a parent and, like me, anxious to get better at it, you probably know about the carpenter and gardener metaphor popularized by Alison Gopnik, a professor at the University of California Berkeley. Being a carpenter, she says, is about molding a child into an adult who has a particular set of characteristics…. Read more >

A Whakatauki for the World

ā€œNāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwiā€ is a Māori proverb, or whakatauki. It translates into ā€œwith your food basket and my food basket the people will thriveā€ and carries my humble holiday message to the GBSN community.Ā  To be sure, I’m not an expert on Māori, People of the Land… Read more >

Bridging Passions and Purpose: A Chocolate Bar’s Bitter Truth

I was just in Cairo for GBSN’s annual conference, GBSN Beyond. While unwinding one evening, a simple chocolate bar opened my eyes to a harsh reality. Thanks to Charles Autheman, a Professor at HEC Paris and a key figure in the GBSN for Biz & Human Rights Impact Community, what began as a casual dinner… Read more >

Recent News from ESSEC Business School

Responsible Finance and Accounting Performance and Profit for Better Business, Society and Planet In this book, leading researchers and practitioners in the field of corporate social responsibility, from the schools and corporate partners of the Council on Business & Society, give you key insights into green finance and social and environmental reporting, national, international and… Read more >

Welcome to GBSN Beyond 2023

Greetings, My colleagues and I at the American University of Cairo eagerly look forward to welcoming you to our campus for GBSN Beyond 2023. Resting at the gateway to the Nile River delta, Cairo (or Al-Qāhirah in Arabic) is an enchanting city—a home to ancient wonders as well as a modern and bustling business and… Read more >

IPADE Business School, Woxsen University and Leuphana University of Lüneburg Among Going BEYOND Awards Top Submissions

The results are IN! Out of 54 submissions across 24 different countries and 46 institutions, we are delighted to announce the Top 3 Submissions for the GBSN-EFMD Going BEYOND Awards. The GBSN-EFMD Going BEYOND Awards are a joint initiative to celebrate institutional programs and initiatives that serve our communities worldwide. The Going BEYOND Awards are designed to highlight… Read more >